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Riddle me this; what's one of the most infuriating things that men do? Ok, fine, it's not a trick question because every woman knows that the correct answer is "mansplaining," aka correctile dysfunction. Yes, almost every woman has had a man condescendingly explain something to them in a manner that suggests they can't possibly understand what he's talking about. And we're sick of it. F*ck. The. Patriarchy! Here are some mansplaining memes that you can send to men to explain how sick of mansplaining you are. Can we make 'womansplaining' a thing?

When you think of sleepovers, you imagine girls sitting up all night, painting each other's nails, talking about boys, watching romcoms, and eating pizza. Or, at least, that's what my sleepovers looked like. I can't speak for guys, but from what I've heard, they're pretty similar. Just swap painting nails for playing video games, talking about girls instead of boys, and watching horror movies instead of romcoms, and you've got the idea. But these sleepover stories are a far cry from the idyllic childhood pictures I've just painted and, instead, are creepy and weird. Check them out and share your weirdest sleepover stories in the comments section!

When 2-year-old Theo from Salt Lake City, Utah, discovered an old decorative Halloween skeleton in his parent's basement, he didn't realize that he had also found his new, unlikely, best friend.

In an interview with Bored Panda, Theo's mom Abigail explained how the special friendship began in September. Just as they were about to leave their house for a trip to a reservoir, the air felt moist, which, Abigail explained, was a rarity in a Utah home. Upon investigation, she found that the water heater had flooded the basement. "The basement is unfinished, so it wasn't that big of a deal. While I was cleaning up the mess, Theo found the skeleton among all of the decorations. Once I had everything cleaned up, [it was time to head] to the reservoir. However, he refused to get into the car without his skeleton. So the skeleton came along on a fun adventure with us. Since then, they have been inseparable."

Theo named the skeleton "Benny", and has provided Theo with some much-needed company after the pandemic has stopped all playdates with kids his age. He takes Benny everywhere with him and loves his new bony friend.

Some say that there is no such thing as vvvv between males and females; one person in the relationship will always think of the other more romantically than just a friend. And that may be true, but usually, if you are in that unfortunate position, you'll likely keep those feelings to yourself, at the risk of being rejected and ruining the friendship. But what happens when your friend turns you on accidentally when you know you have a crush on them? Alternatively, what happens if your friend turns you on, but you've never previously had feelings for them? Redditers reveal what happened to them after a friend turned them on by mistake, and spoiler alert, some of the endings are super heartwarming! Others are super cringe-worthy.

If you're a fan of TV sitcom Friends (who isn't) and adorable baby pictures (again, who isn't?!) then you'll love what's coming up! Mandy Penn, a photographer from Colorado decided to get creative during COVID-19 lockdown and dressed newborns up as the cast of our favorite TV show using the most adorable props and costumes. Not only do these pictures melt our hearts, but they make us want to sit down and binge through Friends on Netflix right now. Enjoy scrolling through these insanely cute pictures. 

COVID-19 feels like a movie - a horror film to be precise. But unfortunately, it's very much real life and we're in the middle of riding it out. But did you ever wonder how some of your favorite TV characters would react to being stuck in the quarantine nightmare? A bit of a throwback, but here's how I think the cast of Friends would react to the Coronavirus situation. Or at least this is how we're all feeling, as told by the Central Perk gang.

"Is there a typo in the title? Don't you mean Valentine's Day", I'm hearing you ask? 

Nope - Galentine's Day is a concept, or holiday, created by Leslie Knope from Parks and Rec. It takes place on February 13, when, in her words, "My lady friends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home, and we just come and kick it, breakfast-style. Ladies celebrating ladies. It's like Lilith Fair, minus the angst. Plus frittatas." 

So basically, it's a time for us babes to kick it back at brunch while celebrating ourselves and each other, and telling Valentine's Day to do one. Sounds pretty good to me! In the spirit of this great day, here are some of the best Galentine's Day tweets on the internet; inspired by Leslie Knope's genius, empowering women the world over, and giving strong female friendships the credit they deserve. 

Twas the night before Thanksgiving, also known as Friendsgiving Eve! And with Friendsgiving comes food, friends, and compilation of tweets as to how Friendsgiving looks to a majority of the world.

Here are some of the best Friendsgiving tweets we can find, from those stressed about the planning process (like everyone in the world, amirite?) to those perplexed that anyone could have so many friends.

Enjoy!

Welcome to your 30s! Everything hurts and friendship are the rarest commodity around! Hang onto those friends when you reach 30, they're scarce to come by! 

The recent ad campaign from Ikea in the United Arab Emirates took the massive IKEA catalog and managed to recreate the famous living rooms from The Simpsons, Friends, and Stranger Things. Vinod Jayan, managing director for IKEA in the UAE, shared his thoughts about the campaign: "The Ikea team worked closely with the creatives for months. They went through hundreds of items to find the perfect pieces that would bring those iconic rooms. It was a great collaborative effort that led up to a stunning result". Well, what can we say... we admire their creativity.  

Nothing like some wholesomeness to bring warmth back into your cold heart! Here is a mini collection of AskReddit questions all about friendship! 

Real friends are important, they lift and support you. You can feel the love these friends have for this user who was harassed by a so-called mutual "friend". The story was posted on Imgur by user CLOSEENOUGHDESIGNS.

Road trips are always fun. Music, friends, laughing and singing. But sometimes someone gets a little tired and decides to take a little nap... that's what happened with Eria's boyfriend Scott! He had fallen asleep in the car, so she playfully asked people on the "I'm Telling God" Facebook group. If you've never heard of this group, now is the time to go check them out! It's a group that specializes in the dankest of memes, and some photoshop masters who gladly photoshopped in some epic scenes to show sleeping Scott, what he missed...

Sometimes we see what we want to see. And we forget that there is a whole picture, another side, a different perspective. Sometimes we need to take a step back, to see it all or refocus. And sometimes, we need to be reminded that not everything is as it seems, that there might be so much more. So when this happened to @Thomas_Mcfall, he had to share the moving story via Twitter.